《清明上河图》Riverside Scene at QingMing Festival

这张画，张择端的《清明上河图》，是中国十大传世名画之一。《清明上河图》应该很详细地看，因为这张画描摹了河周围各种各样的生活。长528公分，高24.8公分的这张画里面张择端表现了乡村的春天、匆匆忙忙的汴河港口和兴旺的街路。这幅美丽画里面能看到大汴河、历史上的建筑和五百多个人生活的模样。

张择端是北宋著名的画家。他对山水画风作很重要的贡献。我选了张择端的《清明上河图》，因为他的作品中只有这一幅画现在还存在。我觉得这幅画很特别，因为它很精确地表现了历史上的环境要素和建筑、船舶和桥梁、市场和商店、人们和风景。还有，这幅画是中国的国宝，所以它现在在北京的故宫博物院里。

这幅完善的画图给我的印象很深。看看这张画，我会想着这里面有几个不同的世界。人们都很忙做不同的事。我对这幅画感到好奇，因为每次看都能看到不一样的东西，每次看都能感到不一样的感觉。

Zhang Zeduan’s “Riverside Scene at QingMing Festival” is one of the top 10 famous paintings in China. You have to watch the painting in detail because it illustrates a variety of lifestyles near the river. In the 24.8cm tall and 528cm wide painting, Zhan Zeduan expressed the spring in rural areas, busy riverports, and prosperous city streets. You can see an illustration of a river, historical architecture, and the lives of more than 500 people in this beautiful painting.

Zhang Zeduan was a famous painter of the Song Dynasty. He played an important role in the history of the Chinese landscape art style known as ‘shan shui’. I chose this painting because this is the only existing artwork of Zhang Zeduan. I think this painting is very special because it accurately demonstrates the natural elements and architectures, boats and bridges, market place and stores, people and scenery in history. It is also China’s national treasure, so it has been preserved in the Palace Museum in Beijing.

This perfect painting gave me a deep impression. When I look at the painting, I keep thinking different kinds of world exist in it. Everyone is busy doing different things. I am curious about this painting because I see different things every time I look at it. It gives me different feelings every time.